Pest Control

About Pest Control

Pest Control is an actual-play horror tabletop show from AltHaven. Join Keeper Sam R, and players William, Jonas, and Sam D as they get lost in fantastical worlds featuring compelling characters, engaging story, and thrilling twists!

Publisher

Pest Control Pod

Category

fiction · leisure

Language

en

Explicit

Yes

First episode

23 Sept 2022

Latest episode

25 Aug 2025

Latest episodes

85 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   25 Aug 2025

   Scionwood 05 - A Knight In Shining Armor

   Arc finale. Tensions among the Scionwood employees catch fire as they confront the dragon. Can they hold it together long enough to escape its maw? Kai Li makes a play. Doug remembers a meeting. Isadora tries to hold the team together. (Content warnings: Imprisonment, brief ableism and transphobia, alcohol use, gun violence, body horror, corpses, gore, animal attack, mutilation, physical restraint, torture. For time-stamped SFX warnings, please see the end of the episode description) Support the show on Patreon for exclusive bonus content! (https://www.patreon.com/PestControlPod/) CHARACTERS Keeper - Sam Richardson (He/him) Doug Vespa, The Mundane - Jonas Newhouse (They/them) Kai Li, The Pararomantic - William White (They/she) Isadora Tripoli, The Monstrous - Sam Darr (She/They) NPCs Bitter Moore (he/they) - A mysterious figure encountered by the employees in Solekspil.  Native American.  Dimpled smile. Focused, green eyes. Wears a suit and keeps his hair in a short ponytail. Recently revealed to be a dragon working for an organization called MAIN. GROUPS Scionwood - A former subsidiary of VaccuCon that was lost in a mysterious Forest between 2019 and 2026. Custodial - Scionwood's general cleanup division. GRAND - Genetic Research and Applied Needs Division. Scionwood's premiere scientific division. MMPRR - Monsters, Myriads, and Phenomenon Recovery and Replacement Division. Secretive division responsible for mind-wiping and human-centred cleanup. TRPPR - Tactical Response and Protection for Paranormal Research. Scionwood's muscle, responsible for security and the capture of paranormal creatures or phenomena deemed worthy of investigation. Follow us! BlueSky: pestcontrolpod.bsky.social (https://bsky.app/profile/pestcontrolpod.bsky.social) Tumblr: PestControlPod (https://www.tumblr.com/blog/pestcontrolpod) Chat with us on Discord: discord.gg/qkDfdjrHuD (https://t.co/M1JQ0P2way) CREDITS Audio editing by Sam Richardson Sound design & audio mixing by William White Original music by William White & Jonas Newhouse Cover art by Alejandro Guarin (https://www.instagram.com/_alejandroguarin/) Logo by Meghan Murphy (https://bsky.app/profile/murphypop.bsky.social) Sound Effect Specific Content Warnings: 0:00 to 2:56 - Glitching/Phasing pitch-shifting, stuttering voice with mid-pass filter. 3:54 - Cavernous Reverbed Voice 5:06 - Cavernous Reverbed Voices 6:57 to 7:39 - Cavernous Reverbed Voices 13:13 - Intense, Pulsing Wind and Energy with Echoey Glitches 14:16 - Panning Electricity Whoosh (Left to Right) 19:18 - Panning Electricity Whoosh (Left to Right and Back Right to Left) with Impacts and Minimal Gore. Some Phasey, Stuttery Whooshing 19:50 - Burning Sizzling Viney/Whipping (Binaural Movement Over Ears) 20:20 - Metal Impact 26:45 - Gun Foley, Gun Shot Whizzing by Ear 28:39 - Snake Hissing, Coiling, Fleshy/Gore/Crunching with Cavernous Reverbed Voice 29:14 - Cavernous Reverbed Voice 29:15 - Stone/Freezing Breathy Sound 29:26 - Cavernous Reverbed Voice 29:46 - Reverbed Footsteps 30:09 - Rising Stinger, Sweeping Whoosh, Rock/Stone Impact, Gore 35:13 - Reversed Cymbal Swell, Reverbed Breath 35:16 - Crickets/Night Exterior Ambience 35:52 - Reversed Cymbal Swell, Reverbed Breath 36:04 - Sweeping Whoosh, Rock/Stone Impact, Gore 37:39 - Layered Voice with Reverb 37:57 - Layered Voice with Reverb 38:05 - Reversed Cymbal Swell, Reverbed Breath 38:16 - Clock Ticking, Heartbeat Increasing, Bones Snapping, Gore, Blood, Dripping 39:12 to 46:36 - Layered Voice with Reverb 39:31 to 42:18 - Intermittent Pencil Writing 42:56 - Clock Ticking Into Heartbeat 46:14 - Clock Ticking, Heartbeat Increasing with Riser 48:26 - Reversed Cymbal Swell, Reverbed Breath 50:38 to 52:24 - Low Drone, Binaural Forest Exterior (Wind, Crickets, Frogs, etc.), Layered Voice with Reverb 50:57 - Gun Foley 52:20 - Gun Foley 52:24 - Gun Shot 53:01 - Reversed Cymbal Swell, Reverbed Breath 55:26 - Layered Voice with Reverb 55:32 - Cavernous Reverbed Voice 55:41 - Rocks/Gravel with Reverb 55:47 - Cavernous Reverbed Voice 55:49 - Music Jumpscare 55:51 - Fire 56:37 - Pulsing Electricity and Burning/Sizzling (Panning Back and Forth) 56:47 - Music Jumpscare with Monster Roar 57:37 - Slithering, Slime with Monster Roar 57:43 - Fire 58:03 - Water/Crashing Waves 58:24 - Layered Voice with Reverb 1:05:31 - Gunfire, Whizzing Bullets, Metal Impacts 1:07:34 - Metal Sharpening 1:09:12 - Layered Voice with Reverb 1:10:27 - Layered Voice with Reverb 1:11:03 - Bite, Stab, Gore, Ripping/Tearing Flesh, Dripping, Gurgling Blood 1:11:18 - Gun Shot 1:12:40 - Stick Scraping, Blood Dripping, Dirt, Deep Impact, Cracking/Quaking Earth, Electricity Pulsing, Vines and Roots 1:13:21 - Electricity Pulsing, Vines and Roots, Tension Tightening, Wind, Firey Whipping 1:14:58 - Staccato Needley Plucking, Horror Riser, Layered Voice with Reverb 1:15:21 to 1:17:19- Deep Pitched Down, Layered Voice with Reverb 1:15:53 - Bite, Gore, Flesh Ripping, Dripping Blood 1:16:24 - Reverbed Metal Groan 1:16:36 - Bite, Gore, Flesh Ripping, Dripping Blood 1:17:14 - Biting/Chewing, Gore, Flesh Ripping, Dripping Blood, Crows Squawking 1:17:24 - Burning, Electricity Pulsing, Gore, Piercing, Flesh Puncture 1:17:36 - Reverbed Yell 1:17:41 - Electricity, Sparking, Flesh Sealing 1:17:57 - Layered Voice with Reverb 1:18:58 - Gun Foley 1:18:59 - Gun Shot 1:19:02 - Wind in Trees, Crows Squawking 1:19:59 to 1:22:42 - Layered Voice with Reverb 1:26:20 - Layered Voice with Reverb 1:27:01 - Layered Voice with Reverb 1:27:08 - Bite, Gore, Flesh Ripping, Dripping Blood 1:27:16 - Bone Cracking, Bite, Gore, Flesh Ripping, Dripping Blood 1:27:20 - Reverbed Metal Groan 1:27:26 to 1:28:00 - Gore, Blood Dripping, Heartbeat 1:28:20 - Fire and Wind Pest Control is an actual-play tabletop horror RPG podcast produced in association with AltHaven (https://bsky.app/profile/althaven.bsky.social). Our third season uses the "Monster of the Week" system as well as other indie tabletop games in order to tell the story of Scionwood, a sinister organization responsible for imprisoning, researching, and developing products from the abilities of paranormal creatures. ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★ (https://www.patreon.com/PestControlPod)

2. 

   27 Jul 2025

   Scionwood 04 - Watch Your Step

   The employees of Scionwood track their quarry deep into the earth, but they had better watch their step… Doug listens to his better-half. Isadora struggles with her snake-half. Kiwi finds herself in charge of both halves. (Content warnings: Imprisonment, body horror, fire, burns, darkness, body horror/gore. For time-stamped SFX warnings, please see the end of the episode description) Support the show on Patreon for exclusive bonus content! (https://www.patreon.com/PestControlPod/) CHARACTERS Keeper - Sam Richardson (He/him) Doug Vespa, The Mundane - Jonas Newhouse (They/them) Kai Li, The Pararomantic - William White (They/she) Isadora Tripoli, The Monstrous - Sam Darr (She/They) NPCs Bitter (he/they) -  A mysterious figure encountered by the employees in Solekspil.  Native American.  Dimpled smile. Focused, green eyes. Wears a suit and keeps his hair in a short ponytail. Recently revealed to be a dragon working for an organization called MAIN. GROUPS Scionwood - A former subsidiary of VaccuCon that was lost in a mysterious Forest between 2019 and 2026. Custodial - Scionwood's general cleanup division. GRAND - Genetic Research and Applied Needs Division. Scionwood's premiere scientific division. MMPRR - Monsters, Myriads, and Phenomenon Recovery and Replacement Division. Secretive division responsible for mind-wiping and human-centred cleanup. TRPPR - Tactical Response and Protection for Paranormal Research. Scionwood's muscle, responsible for security and the capture of paranormal creatures or phenomena deemed worthy of investigation. Follow us! BlueSky: pestcontrolpod.bsky.social (https://bsky.app/profile/pestcontrolpod.bsky.social) Tumblr: PestControlPod (https://www.tumblr.com/blog/pestcontrolpod) Chat with us on Discord: discord.gg/qkDfdjrHuD (https://t.co/M1JQ0P2way) CREDITS Audio editing by Sam Richardson Audio mixing by William White Original music by William White & Jonas Newhouse Cover art by Alejandro Guarin (https://www.instagram.com/_alejandroguarin/) Logo by Meghan Murphy (https://bsky.app/profile/murphypop.bsky.social) Sound Effect Specific Content Warnings: 3:24 - Mechanical Shifting & Bubbling 3:53 to 6:07 - Rain 4:31 - Gravel/Rocks 4:46 - Gravel/Rocks 7:47 to 8:17 - Rain 10:16 to 10:37 - Rain 10:30 - Scraping, Digging through Dirt and Leaves 12:05 to 33:31 - Rain 12:07 - Scraping, Digging through Dirt and Leaves 13:59 to 14:39 - High Pitched Pulsing, Low Drone 14:09 - Knife Foley with Gore and Fire 14:29 - Reverse Metallic Fragment with Rising Dark Note 14:40 - Hollow, High Pitched Drone 16:37 - Layered Voice with Reverb 17:06 - Low, Breathy Drone 18:56 - Flask Opening 25:21 - Metal Hit w/Stone Rubbing 26:03 - Flask Opening 27:54 - Gun Cock 28:50 - Gun Cock 29:18 to 33:32 - Echoey Water Drips 34:32 to 35:07 - Echoey Water Drips 34:55 - Flowing Water 35:04 - Earth Shaking and Scratching 39:21 - Cavernous Reverbed Voice 39:44 - Music Cue Jumpscare 39:50 - Gravel/Rocks 39:54 to 43:17 - Flowing Water 41:10 to 42:51 - Cavernous Reverbed Voices 42:40 - Mechanical Shifting & Bubbling 46:11 to 49:49 - Flowing Water 46:13 - Cavernous Reverbed Voice 49:25 - High Pitched Horror Music Cue 50:55 - Gravel/Rocks 51:44 - Slam Impact with Heavy Howling Music Cue 51:59 to 52:17 - Cavernous Reverbed Voices 55:14 - Mechanical Shifting & Bubbling 55:34 - Cavernous Reverbed Voice 56:02 - Flowing Water 56:15 - Panning Left to Right Icing Over, Freezing Breath 56:22 - Prickly Freezing Sounds 56:30 - Icing Over, Freezing Breath 59:22 - Deep Pulsing Music Cue 1:00:02 - Fire 1:00:33 - Fire 1:03:12 - Cavernous Reverbed Voice 1:03:15 - Fire/Burning 1:03:35 to 1:05:35 - Cavernous Reverbed Voices 1:06:49 - Reverbed Click 1:08:18 to 1:08:30 - High Pitched Pulsing, Low Drone with Electricity/Sparks 1:09:25 - Cavernous Reverbed Voice 1:09:52 - Mechanical Shifting 1:10:13 - Radio Static and Signal Clicking 1:10:26 to 1:12:05 - Cavernous Reverbed Voices 1:10:39 - Reverbed Click 1:11:01 - Radio Static and Signal Clicking 1:11:15 - Radio Static and Signal Clicking with Radio Filtered Voice with Reverb 1:15:06 - Layered Voice with Reverb 1:16:48 - Mechanical Shifting with Fleshy Gore 1:18:04 to 1:25:45 - Cavernous Reverbed Voices 1:18:50 - Radio Static and Signal Clicking with Radio Filtered Voice with Reverb 1:20:46 - Radio Static and Signal Clicking 1:20:55 - Radio Static and Signal Clicking 1:21:56 - Radio Static and Signal Clicking with Radio Filtered Voice with Reverb 1:22:13 - Radio Static and Signal Clicking with Radio Filtered Voice with Reverb 1:22:41 - Radio Static and Signal Clicking 1:22:49 - Radio Static and Signal Clicking 1:22:54 - Radio Static and Signal Clicking with Radio Filtered Voice with Reverb 1:24:09 - Paper/Page Flipping with Reverb 1:24:27 - Quick Flashing Riser 1:24:32 - Reverse Whoosh 1:24:58 - Radio Static and Signal Clicking 1:25:01 - Radio Static and Signal Clicking with Reverse Whoosh 1:25:32 - Radio Static and Signal Clicking 1:25:45 - Radio Static and Signal Clicking 1:25:47 - Radio Static and Signal Clicking with Radio Filtered Voice with Reverb 1:25:58 - Mechanical Shifting with Fleshy Gore Pest Control is an actual-play tabletop horror RPG podcast produced in association with AltHaven (https://bsky.app/profile/althaven.bsky.social). Our third season uses the "Monster of the Week" system as well as other indie tabletop games in order to tell the story of Scionwood, a sinister organization responsible for imprisoning, researching, and developing products from the abilities of paranormal creatures. ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★ (https://www.patreon.com/PestControlPod)

3. 

   13 Jul 2025

   Scionwood 03 - Kidney Stones

   The employees of Scionwood chart a new path forward after a fateful encounter in Solekspil. Doug announces a change of plans. Isadora uncovers a dangerous secret. Kai Li really has to pee. (Content warnings: Imprisonment, gun violence, brief description of burns, PC conflict. For time-stamped SFX warnings, please see the end of the episode description) Support the show on Patreon for exclusive bonus content! (https://www.patreon.com/PestControlPod/) CHARACTERS Keeper - Sam Richardson (He/him) Doug Vespa, The Mundane - Jonas Newhouse (They/them) Kai Li, The Pararomantic - William White (They/them) Isadora Tripoli, The Monstrous - Sam Darr (She/They) NPCs Bitter (he/they) - A mysterious figure encountered by the employees in Solekspil. Regenerative capabilities and something moving beneath the fabric of their suit jacket… GROUPS Scionwood - A former subsidiary of VaccuCon that was lost in a mysterious Forest between 2019 and 2026. Custodial - Scionwood's general cleanup division. GRAND - Genetic Research and Applied Needs Division. Scionwood's premiere scientific division. MMPRR - Monsters, Myriads, and Phenomenon Recovery and Replacement Division. Secretive division responsible for mind-wiping and human-centred cleanup. TRPPR - Tactical Response and Protection for Paranormal Research. Scionwood's muscle, responsible for security and the capture of paranormal creatures or phenomena deemed worthy of investigation. Follow us! BlueSky: pestcontrolpod.bsky.social (https://bsky.app/profile/pestcontrolpod.bsky.social) Tumblr: PestControlPod (https://www.tumblr.com/blog/pestcontrolpod) Chat with us on Discord: discord.gg/qkDfdjrHuD (https://t.co/M1JQ0P2way) CREDITS Audio editing by Sam Richardson Audio mixing by William White Original music by William White & Jonas Newhouse Cover art by Alejandro Guarin (https://www.instagram.com/_alejandroguarin/) Logo by Meghan Murphy (https://bsky.app/profile/murphypop.bsky.social) Sound Effect Specific Content Warnings: 0:09 to 1:08 - Static & Phone Receiver Filter 2:59 to 3:54 - Car Door & Driving 4:46 to 10:28 - More Car Driving 6:20 - Mechanical Shifting & Bubbling 11:22 - Fire 11:30 - Wing Flapping 12:40 - Gun Shots 12:42 - Wings Flapping 12:57 - Gun Foley 13:04 - Dropping Gun 13:23 - More Gun Foley 18:37 - Electricity 18:41 - Fire/Burning 19:25 - Snake Hissing, Coiling, Fleshy/Gore/Crunching 20:18 - Mechanical Shifting & Bubbling 22:36 to 22:51 - Car Starting and Driving 23:57 to 24:09 - Car Driving 26:30 to 28:55 - Car Driving 29:43 - Car Driving Away, Wind, Trees 30:21 - Car Driving and Stopping 31:08 to 31:43 - Binaural Forest Exterior (Wind, Crickets, Frogs, etc.) 33:10 to 34:17 - Binaural Forest Exterior (Wind, Crickets, Frogs, etc.) 34:18 - Reversed Cymbal Swell, Reverbed Breath, Reversed Metallic Fragments 34:21 to 35:08 - Mechanical Shifting and Humming 34:42 to 35:45 - Layered Voice with Reverb 35:06 - Reversed Cymbal Swell 35:48 - Reversed Cymbal Swell 38:43 to 39:27 - Binaural Forest Exterior (Wind, Crickets, Frogs, etc.) 41:18 to 41:50 - Binaural Forest Exterior (Wind, Crickets, Frogs, etc.) 42:51 to 43:50 - Whooshing Electricity, Sparks, Gore, Bone Breaking, Liquidy Blood and Flesh, Heartbeat, & Wind 43:44 - Riser Quick Phasing Back and Forth from Left Ear to Right Ear 43:52 to 44:54 - Binaural Forest Exterior (Wind, Crickets, Frogs, etc.) 44:27 - Layered Voice with Reverb 47:28 to 48:03 - Pulsing, Humming Drone & Electricity/Sparks 47:36 - Coin Flip 47:38 - Whoosh with Coin 48:45 - Snake Hissing, Coiling, Fleshy/Gore/Crunching 48:58 to 50:10 - Binaural Forest Exterior (Wind, Crickets, Frogs, etc.) 49:07 - Coin 49:17 - Snake Hissing, Coiling, Fleshy/Gore/Crunching 49:55 - Layered Voice with Reverb 50:27 - Zipper 50:27 to 55:38 - Binaural Forest Exterior (Wind, Crickets, Frogs, etc.) 57:08 - Whoosh, Fire/Burning, Steam 57:08 to 57:21 - Echoey Dripping 58:03 - Leather Couch Impact 58:06 to End - Cb Radio Clicking & Static Pest Control is an actual-play tabletop horror RPG podcast produced in association with AltHaven (https://bsky.app/profile/althaven.bsky.social). Our third season uses the "Monster of the Week" system as well as other indie tabletop games in order to tell the story of Scionwood, a sinister organization responsible for imprisoning, researching, and developing products from the abilities of paranormal creatures. ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★ (https://www.patreon.com/PestControlPod)

Who has been a guest on Pest Control

Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.

• Sam Richardson
• Jonas Newhouse
• Sam Darr
• The Monster's Playbook
• Layne Smith

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

15 ratings

Spotify

4.9 / 5

85 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 31 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

27

Social presence

0

YouTube

0

Engagement

85

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